Absolutely. The cartilage or "Meniscus" in the knee covers the three main bones it (the knee) is comprised of and is very important to it's healthy/painfree movement, stability of the joint and reduction of internal bone damage.
The true hyaline cartilage is the knee's intra-articular cartilage found in the joint surface. It has collagen but does not possess nerves or blood vessels.
Articular cartilage.
knee joint
rest, with no pressure on the knee
The three places where cartilage is found is in the knee, ankle and elbow
Yes
kinda antioxidants have been known to repair cartilage loss
Cartilage between the thighbone and shinbone is called the meniscus. This can tear when the knee is rotated or extended too far.
juvinille arthritis
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water on the knee, torn cartilage, arthritis, these are just a few of the causes.
Osteoarthritis indicates damage to the cartilage in that knee. while message may feel good and give some relief it will not do anything to repair the cartilage that is at the root of the problem. Answer 2: Unfortunately osteoarthritis has to do with the knee, bone and cartilage loss. Massage can only affect the muscles and surrounding tissue. It may help to massage this area if there is swelling and inflammation but that will not change the loss of cartilage in the knee. Severe osteoarthritis and loss of cartilage, bone on bone, is where doctors usually consider knee replacement surgery.